1547

Years: 1544 1545 1546 - 1547 - 1548 1549 1550
Decades: 1510s 1520s 1530s - 1540s - 1550s 1560s 1570s
Centuries: 15th century - 16th century - 17th century

Events

January 16 - Grand Duke Ivan IV of Muscovy becomes the first Tsar of Russia.
January 28 - Edward VI succeeds his father Henry VIII as King of England.
February 20 - Edward VI of England is crowned at Westminster Abbey
March 31 - Henry II succeeds his father Francis I as King of France
April 24 - Battle of M�hlberg - Emperor Charles V defeats the forces of the Schmalkaldic League under the Elector John Frederick of Saxony.
September 10 - Battle of Pinkie. An English army under the Duke of Somerset, Protector of England, defeats a Scottish army under James Hamilton, Earl of Arran, the Regent. The English seize Edinburgh.
First printed book in the Lithuanian language. Author - Martynas Mazvydas.
Increased immigration of Huguenots to Kent, especially Canterbury
Chambre Ardente established in Paris

Births

September 14 - Johan van Oldenbarnevelt, Dutch statesman

Deaths

January 28 - King Henry VIII of England
March 31 - King Francis I of France

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